College students join forces with football legends

Newcastle-under-Lyme College (NULC) is hosting a charity football match at the Britannia Stadium in aid of the Alzheimer’s Society.

World Cup legend Gordon Banks and former Port Vale boss John Rudge will captain the teams, which are made up of 20 NULC Academy of Sport students and 10 staff members from the College.

The match will kick off at 2.30pm on Tuesday 22 May. The game is open to staff, students and the general public and spectators will be asked for a minimum donation of £1 at the turnstiles.

Trevor Humphreys, Academy of Sport Manager at NULC said: “The match has been organised as an incentive for the Academy of Sport students and to reward them for all the hard work and commitment they show to both the College and their chosen sport.”

Players need to raise a minimum of £20 sponsorship to take part on the day and the team that raises the most money will be awarded home team status, where they will get the opportunity to use the Stoke City home changing rooms and wear the Stoke City strip.

Trevor added: “Gordon Banks is a great supporter of NULC and regularly gives his time to come along to college events and meet students, so we wanted to give something back and have agreed that all sponsorship money and proceeds from the event will be donated to the Alzheimer’s Society, which is Gordon’s chosen charity.”

To find out more about the match or to make a donation, please contact Academy of Sport Manager Trevor Humphreys by emailing trevor.humphreys@nulc.ac.uk or telephone 01782 254269.